Daily Republican., 1887-04-16
rHE FUNERAL OF BISHOP LEE.
Ss rvices at 81. Andrews Church-The
Remsins Followed TO Tho Grave py y
Large O0ncourss Of People. as-xs,

u0u buC bno hOuh6 0ilObbDu
sons TO view the remains Of Bishop LIE.
closed, and shortly after IL o'clockl tn.
lcAsket containing the remains was re.
moved TO the Sunday School room IL
1.-THE basement, preparatory to the sarvi
Ices which were to take place at 2 o.
clock. Before tina: hour the clergy meu
of this diocese held q meeting and adopt
cd the following "rhe standing com.
mittee of the Diocese of Delaware, Cd.
pressed by a sense of the great berssvs.
meut which the whole Church has gus
tanned In the removal, from his earthly
labors TO the heavenly rest, OF their be.
(l0ved and hoDored diocesan, the Righ.
Raw. Alfred Lee, ID. d., LII. d., would
place upon record the sincere expression
LOT their love and reverence for this
lsminept man Of God. Distinauished
for modesty which was equalled only
by his exalted worth, We realizs that
in his death VS. have lost q constant
friend, wise teacher and noble pat
tern OF the Christian lie.
"To the simplicity OF child he
united the experience OF q sage, and to
ell his learning he lent the charm OF a
ted with him In the affairs Of the dio.
csse, we mourn the loss Of his counsel
and the inspiration of his earnest and
lGodly guidance. In his administration
there were blended the gontleness of q
father and the courage of hero. He
Twas q burning and shining ligh5, and
we fee! the chill shadows OF our orphan
led loneliness creeping upon US as we
bend over the bier OF our first and only
bishop in Delaware. Bringing to the
ad administration OF his office o judicial
mind, @ wide sympathy, @ strong char
acter. and the gracs of profound per
sonal piety, he created most benign
and blessed influence. Clear in HE
conviotions, brave in his utteranccs he
made the duty of law his life. Ever
Iready 10 Danish error and TO defend the
purity OF the church, his authority was
clothed with the mantle Of charity, land
his pastoral office was arrsyed in the
mingled gracss OF kindness and hn.
miilty.
"While holding the highest place In
| the Church he bore his honors so meekly
that even the most diffident was Gu.
couraged to approach him as friend,
pastor, teacher and bishop. In 81,
things he wau pattern OF good works.
In dcctiine showing urcorruptness,
gravity, sincerity, SQUAD speech, that
OF his attainments will adorn the litera.
ture Of the Church and bis life and
works will be the perpetual heritage OF
| this diocese. A scholar, bishop, saint,
| He taught US how to live, and oh, too
high! the prioe Of knowledge! taught us
thow to de- His influence cannot be
| limited in his time or diocese. He was
| re cognized as one OF the foremost men
| In the councils Of the Church and identi
fed as controlling spirit with th 9 high
| aims and large measures of the most
! !dls.inctively Christian societies In this
country nnd England. The domestic
and foreign missions of the Church; the
institutions DEVOTED to study for
the sacred ministry, Biblical scholar
ship; large enterprises of = philanthro
pic character both in and out OF tho
church, aud above all the ministry oi
the glorious Gospel OF the blessed God,
have lost in his death most illuftrious
ornament and able advocate, HIS life
covers large part Of tho history of the
Church In America. Among the great
names which have adorned her annals
none will be remembered with q pro
founder reverence and affection than
that of Alfred Lee. With our brethren
OF tho dioceee and the beloved family
of our chief pastor and the whole
Church, we are bowed In a common
sorrow and invoke the supporting
gracs OF the God Of all consola - for
us In this Cay OF our sore bereave -, Z, t. "
The church doors wee thrown cper
about 80 o'clock, and before tbs hJUr
appointed for the gervice TO com r.cncs
every seat Was filled, except the space
reserved for the Immediate family and
relatives of the deceased, ciergynen
and members of the vsstry. In the
meantisae the bishops and clergy had
ase eem bled iu the Sunday school room
and formed double l.ns extending i,s
entire length. At prec aely O'Clock
the pail b,arers, James II. Hoffecker,
Jr., 8. M. Curtis CT Newark, George
Baker, Alfred s. Elliott, Willard
Thomson and DIR. n. Burr, took up
the cAsket, and the procession started
for the body OF the church headed by
the following bishops:
The Rev. John Williams, LII. D., CT
Connecticut, presiding bishop of the
church ia America; the Rev. Henry 9.
Potter, bishop Of New York; tho Rsv.
sOzi w. Whitaker. assistant bishop OF
Penney ylvan!a; tho Rev. Mark Anthony
De Wolf Howe, bishop Of Central Penn.
lsylvani3: the Rev John Scarborough
L oiohOp VA ANO" SNiSOS thC INV bGGTRt
w. Petsrki", bishop OF West Virzinia;
tho Rev. William Boone, mission ary
bishop to Shanghai. China; the Rev.
William Paret, bishop of Maryland,
and the Rev. William ID. Walker bishop
of Dakota Territory. They were fol.
lowed by about fifty clergymen, in.
jcludlng all of this diocese and q num nc ber
from other cities.
AS they moved up the centre aisle of
the church. Bishop Williams, who was
Immediately ahead of the casket, read
the heoommenoement of the burial service,
while the organ softly :utoned, 81
know that my Redeemer liveth," from
Handles Messiah. During this time
the congregation remained standing,
until the caskot was PLACED on the
oatafalque. The Bishops then took ssate
inside the chancel, and the clergy
filed the pews reserved for them at the
front and sides. The choir chsnted
Lori, let NE know my end," and
Bishop Potter read the lesson from /
2Corinthians, Ev, 20, "Now is Christ
riten from the dead" The Rev.
Charles d. Murray announced the
hymn at is not death to die," after
which Bishop Scarborough read the
resolution OF coincidence adopted at New
York last Wednesday by the Board of
General Missions, OF which Bishop Lee
was president ex officio.
A brief address wag delivered by
Bishop Howe, and when he closed the
choir sang "Abide with me-" Prayerl
was offered by Bishop PeLerkln and the
anthem "Out of the Depths" eung by
! the choir, when the services closed with
the bensdict:on by Bishop Williams.
| AS the remains were being carried
| from tho church the "Dead March in
Saul" was performed on the organ.